39th Congress > House > Vote 259

Date: June 13, 1866

Result: 137-37

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: STEVENS, Thaddeus (R-PA)

Bill number: HJR127

Description: TO CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 127, A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. THE SENATE AMENDMENT (1) DEFINES BORN WHO ARE CITIZENS OF UNITED STATES AS ALL PERSONS BORN OR NATURALIZED IN UNITED STATES AND SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION THEREOF; (2) REFUSES REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE OF ALL STATES WHICH EXCLUDE THE NEGRO FROM VOTING, EXCLUDES FROM THE COUNT THE ENTIRE COLORED POPULATION OF STATES WHOSE CONSTITUTION OR LAWS MAY DEPRIVE THESE PEOPLE OF THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE. (3) SUBSTITUTES THE INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN HIGH OFFENDERS FOR THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF ALL REBELS UNTIL 1870, BY EXCLUDING EVERY MAN WHO HAS EXERCISED JUDICIAL OR LEGISLATIVE FUNCTIONS WHO WENT INTO THE REBELLION FROM HOLDING STATE OF FEDERAL OFFICE. (P. 3144-9)

Original source documents: Congresional Globe vol. 73, p. 3149; House Journal vol. 63, p. 834;

Loading graphics...

Error!

Member Vote Map Note Help: click states or districts to filter members.

Vote Ideological Breakdown Help: click and drag on the plot to focus on selected members.

This chart describes how members voted on the rollcall. Members are placed according to their NOMINATE ideological scores. A cutting line divides the vote into those expected to vote "Yea" and those expected to vote "Nay". The shaded heatmap reflects the expected probability of voting "Yea". You can select points or regions to subset the members listed above and below.

Votes Download as XLS Help: click bars to focus the vote list.

Votes
(Sort by , , , , )
Selected: of from including with NOMINATE scores within .